Public Holidays 2020
Public Holidays have always been favorite among all of us since they give us the
opportunity to enjoy life in the way we want. They are counted as the best ways
to get some spare time and indulge in the activities you might have been missing
out on for a long time. India is a country fostering a variety of religions, culture,
language and so on, hereby making it different from others. Public Holidays bring
a great break for all of us to take a rest from the on-going fast life and hectic
schedule. Are you eager to know which festival is announced as a public holiday?
You are in the right place as this content is going to give you the best information
based on public holidays in 2020.
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Public Holidays January 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
13 Jan, Monday
|
Lohri
|
15 Jan, Wednesday
|
Pongal , Uttarayan , Makar Sankranti
|
26 Jan, Sunday
|
Republic Day
|
29 Jan, Wednesday
|
Basant Panchami , Saraswati Puja
|
Public Holidays February 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
21 Feb, Friday
|
Mahashivratri
|
Public Holidays March 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
10 Mar, Tuesday
|
Holika Dahan
|
11 Mar, Wednesday
|
Holi
|
25 Mar, Wednesday
|
Chaitra Navratri , Ugadi , Gudi Padwa
|
26 Mar, Thursday
|
Cheti Chand
|
Public Holidays April 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
1 Apr, Monday
|
Bank's Holiday
|
2 Apr, Thursday
|
Ram Navami
|
6 Apr, Monday
|
Mahavir Jayanti
|
10 Apr, Friday
|
Good Friday
|
14 Apr, Tuesday
|
Chaitra Navratri Parana , Baisakhi , Ambedkar Jayanti
|
26 April, Sunday
|
Akshaya Tritiya, Maharshi Parshuram Jayanti
|
Public Holidays May 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
1 May, Wednesday
|
Maharashtra Day
|
7 May, Thursday
|
Budh Purnima
|
24 May, Sunday
|
Eid Ul Fitr
|
Public Holidays June 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
23 June, Tuesday
|
Jagannath Rath Yatra
|
Public Holidays July 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
5 Jul, Sunday
|
Guru Purnima
|
23 Jul, Thursday
|
Hariyali Teej
|
25 Jul, Saturday
|
Nag Panchami
|
31 Jul, Friday
|
Bakrid / Eid al Adha
|
Public Holidays August 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
3 Aug, Monday
|
Raksha Bandhan
|
11 Aug, Tuesday
|
Janmashtami
|
15 Aug, Saturday
|
Independence Day
|
22 Aug , Saturday
|
Ganesh Chaturthi
|
29 Aug, Saturday
|
Muharram
|
31 Aug, Monday
|
Onam/Thiruvonam
|
Public Holidays September 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
1 Sep, Tuesday
|
Anant Chaturdashi
|
Public Holidays October 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
2 Oct, Wednesday
|
Gandhi Jayanti
|
17 Oct, Saturday
|
Sharad Navratri begins
|
24 Oct, Saturday
|
Durga Maha Navami Puja
|
25 Oct, Sunday
|
Dussehra
|
29 Oct, Thursday
|
Eid e Milad
|
Public Holidays November 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
4 Nov, Wednesday
|
Karva Chauth
|
12 Nov, Thursday
|
Dhanteras
|
14 Nov, Saturday
|
Diwali, Children's Day
|
15 Nov, Sunday
|
Govardhan Puja
|
16 Nov, Monday
|
Bhai Dooj
|
30 Nov, Monday
|
Guru Nanak Jayanti
|
Public Holidays December 2020
Date & Day
|
Holiday
|
25 Dec, Friday
|
Christmas
|
Why Are Public Holidays Important?
Public holidays are not only important in just 2020 but every year because of certain
reasons making them one of the days to organize any get-together or party. The reasons
why public holidays are important are:
- Belonging to a country that is very rich in culture and traditions, public holidays
make us happy and help us promote cultural unity as well. Public holidays help people
to understand the importance of every religious occasion along with secularism in
the country
- Holidays make people feel relaxed and at ease, and allow then to spend some quality
time with the family. With the increasing burden of work on the professional life,
holidays make people feel a little more relaxed so that nobody feels depressed and
left out.
- With less stress in one’s life, people can easily follow their passion and hobbies.
Holidays help people to make the most of the time and do something they always procrastinate
or think of doing.
- In order to have a healthy and satisfying life ahead, it is very important to plan
a vacation so as to spend some good hours with your family. It is one of the biggest
reasons supporting and promoting a healthy economy. And therefore, public holidays
are always awaited by people eagerly every year.
- It helps in celebrating the historic and national landmarks of the country which
belong to a diverse sector of communities.
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Public Holidays 2020: How To Make Public Holidays Useful
A handy list has been prepared that can help you in a great way to get the most
out of public holidays –
- You may go out and plan a short vacation, movie date, picnic etc. with your loved
ones.
- You may also go ahead and get indulged in a variety of hobbies you have thought
about such as watching a movie, reading a book and so on.
- Do have some quality time with yourself and relax. It is needless to say that spending
quality time with yourself makes you peaceful from the inside.
Popular Public Holidays 2020
Celebrating the cultural diversity of the country is one of the important aspects
of India. In India, there are a number of festivals which are celebrated with great
pompous and zeal. And the best thing is that the event doesn’t remain limited to
a specific location or religion but celebrated all across the country. In India,
there are a number of public holidays owing to the cultural diversity of our country.
Every year marks some holidays that are fixed for all the residents of the country.
Talking about it, some of them are:
- Independence Day falling on 15 August, marking the day India got freed from
the clutches of British.
- Gandhi Jayanti on 2 October, which celebrates the birth of the father of the nation.
- Republic Day on 26 January, the day when Indian Constitution came into effect.
These three prominent holidays are always fixed for every year. Other festivals
or occasional holidays are included in the yearly holidays depending on the solar
calendar, lunar calendar and the solar-lunar calendar. There are a number of public
holidays followed all across the length and breadth of the country. These holidays
included have been mentioned above with the days and occasion in a discreet manner.
Conclusion
Hope this above-mentioned information regarding public holidays 2020 would be quite
helpful to you. Do make your plan for the upcoming year accordingly. We wish you
a very happy, safe and prosperous year.